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In the late 30's the Japanese instituted a paratrooper command along with allies Germany and Italy. The paratroopers having jumped at one location...
BANZAI, the monthly newsletter/magazine for anyone interested in Japanese militaria. Started by Don Harper in 1982, BANZAI has become a medium for...
Basic Manual of Military Small Arms by W.H.B. Smith (Expired Copyright 1943) Observations: by Badger How to load, operate, disassemble,...
T38 rifles were pulled from Stores to modify to a sniper configuration to test the use of telescopics in combat. This rifle was put together about...
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In late part of the 30's the Japanese undertook to develop a rifle for the 7.7x58 cartridge as they wanted a larger caliber rifle to be able to...
Good web page to find out what markings mean on your Japanese collectibles. Markings on Japanese Arisaka Rifles and Bayonets of World War II...
Fundamentals of Small Arms Weapons (WWII U.S. Training Films) These combined videos demonstrate the mechanics of pistols, rifles and machine guns....
Infantry Weapons and their Effects (WWII and Korean era U.S. Training Films) "Infantry Weapons and Their Effects" is an official WWII era...
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Hello Gent's I have a co worker who's grandfather was in the occupational forces after WW2 in Japan. He brought in this type 38 but it's not your...
I put an absentee bid on this rifle at an auction in PA last night and a few days later I received a call saying I won it for the pricey sum of $210....
Early? Jap 99? Don't know anything about them. Came in New years night: https://www.milsurps.com/showthread.php?t=59302&p=385548#post385548 ...
i got a arisaka 99 that has tha mum stamp,nagoya,,,but 7.7x58 will not chamber,,,a 303 will go in about 2/3 tha way,,,,it has only 1 gas relief hole...
I just picked up a school-marked Type 38, Koishikawa Arsenal, with a serial number of 00748xxx. I see that Koishikawa built Type 38s from 1906 to...
Hello all. I recently purchased a 2nd series Nagoya Type 99 in pretty good condition, except for the stock. The stock has a duffle cut on the...
Just won this in an online auction. I like good clean up rifles like this to save and bring back. The auction house didn't put too much info on...
I have a Type 99 Nagoya Series 2 (if my research is correct) that is in very good condition. The Mum is not ground or stricken in any way. It is...
Hi to all, I am looking for some info on my 4th series Nagoya 99. It's an all matching rifle with intact mum, aircraft sight and dust cover. Did...
This story starts in June 1968 when my dad visited on of his favorite gun shops, Elgin Arms. He had bought dozens of mil-surps for them to sporterize...
anyone know which snap caps fit the type 38.. 6.5 ? Thanks
I inherited a rifle (possibly an Arisaka 99) from my grandfather who received it directly from Japan after the war. I heard hear and there that it...
Success at the Auction From Hell this morning. Picked up a decent Type 38 carbine, a model I did not yet have with a bayonet and dust cover. It's...
how did some rifles make it back to the states without the mums being ground off?
Really out of my element here. My father in law has this Arisaka Type 99? His father had it before he was born. He was a veteran of the Pacific...
I'm relatively new to the confusing world of Japanese rifles. Quite some years ago I came across a few barreled actions a gentleman sold me for...
Hey gang. I was just wondering how rare a type 30 arisaka rifle is that has a full uncancelled mum that wasn't sold to another country or taken out...
Found this at the Syracuse gun show today and thought it seemed like a neat variant. Just the other day I'd seen some photos of a similar rifle with...
I have been offered a type 99 that looks like it is early to mid war Kokura production. It has the AA style sights but no "wings" and has the...
No crazy story with this new rifle, but I happened to go to a local gun show and saw this carbine sitting on the racks with several other Type 38...
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